How to eliminate the smell?

Wherever a person is, he is surrounded by smells. The human sense of smell is very sensitive, and therefore can pick up subtle, pleasant, harsh and nasty aromas. When our olfactory organs encounter an irritant in the form of a stinking amber, we think about how to eliminate the smell. It’s good when the apartment smells nice, but otherwise no refined pieces of furniture and a designer interior will create a positive impression on the owner. At the same time, it is unlikely that you will want to spend a lot of your strength in freshening the air. Therefore, it is advisable to find the means by which you can rid yourself of the problem as quickly as possible.

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Causes of unpleasant odors in the apartment

Before you fight the smell in the apartment, you need to determine its source. A lot of factors can lead to an unfavorable indoor aroma. For example, pets, mold and fungus, cigarette smoke, poor drainage or poor ventilation.

Important! The main task is to eliminate the cause of the unpleasant smell in the apartment. If the cause is not eliminated, then the struggle for a pleasant aroma will become ineffective and endless.

Also, in order to remove an unpleasant odor, appropriate means must be selected based on the nature of its origin.

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The smell of cigarette smoke and tobacco

People often identify a person who smokes by the smell of his belongings and apartment, because the aromas of tobacco are quickly absorbed into the objects surrounding the smoker. In the smoking home, almost everything is saturated with the unpleasant spirit of cigarette smoke. Getting rid of it by resorting to airing or simple air circulation is almost impossible.

If you are not ready to quit a bad habit, but want to destroy the smell, then you have to use folk remedies:

1. During wet cleaning, add a little ammonia to a bucket of water.
2. Clean the furniture using a damp brush and special products.
3. Lay out wet towels around the apartment. It will be best to moisten them in a solution of acetic acid. If you dilute a glass of apple cider vinegar with half a glass of water, then with the obtained product you can wipe absolutely all surfaces in the room. Do not forget to properly ventilate the apartment after such treatment.

Important! A solution of apple cider vinegar can even wash the wallpaper. Squeeze the cloth well and carefully, without excessive pressure, treat the surface of the walls.

4. Also useful in the fight for a pleasant aroma will be coffee beans or orange peel. Place natural flavors in small containers and place them around the apartment. Such refreshing combinations absorb the stench of cigarettes and spread a pleasant smell throughout the room.
5. Set fire to the bay leaf and walk around the room. As a result of such simple actions, you will eliminate unpleasant odors.
6. Place linen bags filled with natural flavors, such as coffee beans, dried citrus peels, a cinnamon stick and vanilla pod, inside a cabinet with clothes and linen.
7. You can also use sea salt with a drop of your favorite aromatic oil. Place the flavored salt dish on the coffee table. And if you select a vessel of interesting design as a container, it will also become an adornment of your interior.
8. Favorite perfume will help get rid of bad smell. Spray the product onto the light bulb in the room. When you turn on the light, the room will be filled with a pleasant aroma. But the truth is this action is more aimed at disguising the amber than at eliminating the cause of its appearance.

Important! Apply your favorite fragrance only to a cold light bulb. If you decide to spray perfume on a red-hot lamp, it will burst immediately.

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Cat smell

Pets make our life bright and comfortable, but every cat sometimes “marks the territory”. The following tips will tell you how to remove this kind of smell:

1. Special tools are sold in the pet store, having bought which you will forget about the unpleasant amber of cat pranks.
2. Take a liquid soap and add a little soda - you get a viscous substance. Apply this mixture on a stain and cover with a rag on top. After a few hours, you just have to remove the remnants of the product with a vacuum cleaner.
3. To get rid of an unpleasant odor, treat the stain with soda, hydrogen peroxide or lemon juice. And so that your favorite prankster no longer has views of this territory, drip a little essential oil onto the surface.

Important! So that your beloved animal does not need to attract the attention of the owners in such extreme ways, put things in order in the cat tray in time.

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The smell of dampness in the apartment

To avoid dampness and bad smell in the apartment, control the humidity level of the room. The result of the developed dampness is usually the appearance of mold, therefore, in the event of trouble, one should find its sources. Such a problem can often be found in the bathroom or in the bathroom.

The following methods will help get rid of excessive dampness and mold, as well as an unpleasant odor:

1. In hygiene rooms, you can solve the problem with activated carbon. The processing of the bathroom will require approximately 20 tablets, and the bathroom requires twice as much absorbent. Arrange the tablets in the least visible places. Activated carbon will not only eliminate the unpleasant odor, but also perfectly disinfect the air.
2. Natural coffee beans are better than artificial flavors to cope with the problem of unpleasant odors. Put coffee in small cups, put them in the bathroom and toilet. Such flavors need to be changed once a week.
3. Wet cleaning with vinegar and essential oils will help get rid of an unpleasant odor. Prepare a vinegar solution in a proportion of 2 tablespoons per 1 liter of water. With this tool you can wipe not only the floor, but also the walls of the room.
4. To get rid of high humidity, use a bowl filled with salt. Salt absorbs moisture well, and it will have to be changed as it gets wet.

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Prevention of an apartment from the appearance of unpleasant odors

Always be prepared for the arrival of guests and unexpected visitors and not be ashamed of the fact that your house smells unpleasant, not difficult. To do this, proceed not only with the methods suggested above to fix the problem. Follow these guidelines to prevent stinking amber from appearing in your rooms at all:

1. Thoroughly clean and damp regularly and ventilate the area.
2. To give a pleasant aroma to the apartment, enter the rule - to wash the floors with a decoction of fragrant herbs.
3. When cleaning, do not forget to wipe the light bulbs, because they also collect dirt and dust. As a result of heating the lamp, odors will significantly spoil the overall atmosphere.
4. Air conditioning and hoods require regular cleaning. When servicing these devices in time, you will not only improve the smell in the room, but also get cleaner air.
5. The filter in the vacuum cleaner requires constant cleaning and timely replacement.
6. Take out the garbage from the kitchen in time, because the kitchen is the face of the hostess.
7. Take care of your kitchen appliances regularly.
8. Keep your clothes and shoes clean.

Important! A solution of potassium permanganate copes with the smell of sweat, which can be used to treat the inner surface of shoes.

9. Use scented candles or lamps with essential oils that fill the room with your favorite incense.
10. Fresh flowers in the apartment will eliminate the smell, fill the room with a pleasant and fresh floral aroma.
11. Use modern ozonizers, which are sold in stores. They will help not only in the fight for a pleasant smell in the room, but also clean the air you breathe. That means they will make you healthier.

Important! Air fresheners are not recommended for use, because they do not deal with unpleasant odors, but only mask them. In addition, many people are allergic to such drugs.

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We hope that regular wet cleaning and our tips will help your apartment always remain welcoming and clean. And you will feel joyful and safe in any situation.